Welcome to our new feature, The Censored Gaming Recap featuring YouTube’s Censored Gaming! Localisation changes, cut content, and outright denial of sales is an unfortunately ever-growing trend in today’s industry. We’re going to do our best to document gaming censorship as it happens, to make you aware of just what’s being affected and what content is being deemed too offensive for ...

Platinum Games’ sexy, sensational Umbra Witch Bayonetta has been revealed as the winner of the Super Smash Bros character ballot. From April until October this year, fans voted for the video game character they most wanted to see as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Tonight, game director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the ...

It’s here, and it’s real. PlayStation Experience tonight gave us our first look at Final Fantasy VII Remake gameplay and it is utterly gorgeous. Barret is sporting some snazzy shades; Midgar’s streets are both gloomy and dazzling, and Wedge looks better and sounds worse than ever. We get a good look at Cloud running through the dim streets of Midgar, before ...

It’s been 2 years since the PlayStation 4 launched, and one of the most requested features has been the ability to play PS2 games on PS4. The PlayStation 2’s enormous library spawned major hits and cult classics, and the chance to play those gaming gems again will have many gamers excited. Well following the digital releases of PS2 Star Wars games Racer’s Revenge, Bounty ...

Disclosure: the author was provided with a copy of the game by NIS America for the purpose of this review Publishers: NIS America (EU), Atlus USA (NA) Developer: Atlus Platform: 3DS It’s the day of your college entrance exam. After surviving the test you think all your struggles are over. That’s when your friend tells you to download this weird new ...

The current climate in Western games media sees critics take a firmly aggressive stance, advocating for social justice, feminism, and a collective agenda of lashing out at anything seen as problematic. This is no secret, with the #GamerGate movement still active more than a year later, and a constant political battle between those who celebrate censorship, and those who are pushing ...

Published by Square Enix, and developed by Eidos Montreal, sci-fi sequel Deus Ex Mankind Divided is one of the most anticipated games of 2016. Unfortunately for fans, the wait will be a little longer than expected. The game was set to release for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in February, but now the developers have announced the game won’t ...

DEFMATCH’s next rap tribute is to upcoming Square Enix sequel Just Cause 3. Expect even more fiery explosions when the game comes out for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on the 1st of December. “Burn Someone” by DEFMATCH Follow DEFMATCH: –TWITCH page –FaceBook page –Twitter @DEFMATCH –YouTube channel Want to see how it’s done? Watch the game rap tutorial below. And ...

Nippon Ichi Software are well known among fans of Japanese RPGs for their wacky tactical series Disgaea. Starting in 2003, the franchise of comical demons, exploding penguins, and hundred-hour level grinds has been a cult favorite, spawning plenty of sequels, the most recent of which we awarded an 8/10. Today, NIS America announced that the series will at last be making ...

“This Week in Unnecessary Censorship.” Nintendo’s Wii U JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X releases in the West next month, and YouTube channel GameXplain have been going through a pre-release copy of the localised game. Most of the game’s content remains intact, but there are two notable instances of censorship made to female characters. The first fans have known about for a few ...